ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2015
Electron microscopy of human fascia lata: focus on telocytes.
Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03521778 (Fascial Distortion Model Manual Therapy and Painful Shoulder Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Fascial Distortion Model Manual Therapy and Painful Shoulder Syndrome
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- In Situ Construction of Fascial Analogues Induced by Low-Growth-Factor Matrigel.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Fascia Lata and Tensor Fasciae Latae in Lower-Limb Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Telocytes: history, origin, identification, structure, distribution, and functions.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2025Review
- Detection of Mast Cells in Human Superficial Fascia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Early Morphological Changes of the Rectus Femoris Muscle and Deep Fascia in Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of low back and pelvic pain in women with rectus abdominis diastasis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.The Korean journal of pain · 2022Article
- A Closer Look at the Cellular and Molecular Components of the Deep/Muscular Fasciae.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Emerging diverse roles of telocytes.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2019Review
- Migrating Myofibroblastic Iliotibial Band-Derived Fibroblasts Represent a Promising Cell Source for Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- Recently Discovered Interstitial Cell Population of Telocytes: Distinguishing Facts from Fiction Regarding Their Role in the Pathogenesis of Diverse Diseases Called "Telocytopathies".Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Review
- Fascia Is Able to Actively Contract and May Thereby Influence Musculoskeletal Dynamics: A Histochemical and Mechanographic Investigation.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- An in vitro investigation of telocytes-educated macrophages: morphology, heterocellular junctions, apoptosis and invasion analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2018Article
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- Telocytes in female reproductive system (human and animal).Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2016Review
- Telocytes in exercise-induced cardiac growth.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2016Article
- A New Concept of Biotensegrity Incorporating Liquid Tissues: Blood and Lymph.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineArticle
- Identification of telocytes in dystrophic mice testis.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
- Emission of Biophotons and Adjustable Sounds by the Fascial System: Review and Reflections for Manual Therapy.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineReview
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Abstract
From the histological point of view, fascia lata is a dense connective tissue. Although extracellular matrix is certainly the most predominant fascia's feature, there are also several cell populations encountered within this structure. The aim of this study was to describe the existence and characteristics of fascia lata cell populations viewed through a transmission electron microscope. Special emphasis was placed on telocytes as a particular interstitial cell type, recently discovered in a wide variety of tissues and organs such as the heart, skeletal muscles, skin, gastrointestinal tract, uterus and urinary system. The conducted study confirmed the existence of a telocyte population in fascia lata samples. Those cells fulfil main morphological criteria of telocytes, namely, the presence of very long, thin cell processes (telopodes) extending from a relatively small cell body. Aside from telocytes, we have found fibroblasts, mast cells and cells with features of myofibroblastic differentiation. This is the first time it has been shown that telocytes exist in human fascia. Currently, the exact role of those cells within the fascia is unknown and definitely deserves further attention. One can speculate that fascia lata telocytes likewise telocytes in other organs may be involved in regeneration, homeostasis and intracellular signalling.
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